To configure UAC settings, open the Start menu, type user account control, and click to open User Account Control settings.

User Account Control, or UAC, is a security mechanism built into Windows. Here's how to change its protection level and whether you should disable it.

I've just delved into a pretty exhaustive detailing of all that's unsatisfactory about Windows Vista's User Account Control (UAC), the security measure that's famous for asking you if you want to ...

Posey's Tips & Tricks. How To Review Your User Access Control Settings -- And Why. Once universally loathed, UAC is now a very useful tool for blocking Windows security threats.

Microsoft's User Access Control (UAC) can be a powerful tool to protect systems from malicious software, but many people misunderstand what it can and cannot do. Knowing the power (and limitations ...

Malware tricks users to elevate privileges, pwnage via Windows User Access Control. News. May 24, 2015 3 mins. Cyberattacks Malware Microsoft. Do you click "Show details" after receiving a UAC prompt?

Learn how to disable, prohibit, prevent or restrict users from accessing the Control Panel & Settings in Windows 11/10 using Group Policy and Regedit.

If you want to stop users from changing settings in Windows 10, this guide shows you how to block access to the Settings app and Control Panel. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

With the release of Windows 10 20H2, Microsoft is now preventing access to the venerable SYSTEM control panel and is instead redirecting users to the newly updated 'About' settings page.